The second level of the Primordial Spirit Palace, the Land of Laws.
The Master of Billowing Whale sat cross-legged on a fragment of a star, with a complex Law Secret Patterns Diagram floating before him. His fingers moved constantly in the void, trying to recombine the scattered threads of law, but each time he failed at the last moment, Secret Pattern Diagram collapsed with a crash.
"It still doesn't work..."
The Master of Billowing Whale frowned deeply.
You're wrong.
A familiar voice came from behind him.
Master of Billowing Whale suddenly turned around and saw that Lu Qingshan's Xue You Clone had been standing behind him at some point, looking at the collapsing Law Secret Patterns Diagram with his hands behind his back.
"Teacher!" Master of Billowing Whale quickly stood up, "You're back!"
"Hmm." Lu Qingshan nodded slightly. "Your method is correct, but your direction is off. You've been trying to approach it from a holistic perspective, but perhaps you could try a different approach, starting with specific details."
He reached out and gently touched the air.
In that instant, a barely perceptible glint flashed between his brows.
The power of his Eye of Wisdom allowed him to see through the underlying logic hidden within these Law Secret Patterns Diagram at a glance. Those seemingly chaotic threads of law were actually constructed from tens of thousands of core nodes. He couldn't directly offer assistance or provide a standard answer at this juncture.
Therefore, Lu Qingshan simply created a similar Law Secret Patterns Diagram afterward.
He disassembled this similar Secret Pattern Diagram.
Do you see these nodes?
Lu Qingshan's fingers traced in the air, illuminating the key nodes that were originally hidden in the secret patterns one by one.
"By first identifying these nodes and then using them as anchor points to fill in the surrounding area, the difficulty will be reduced by at least 70%."
Master of Billowing Whale stared wide-eyed at the lit-up nodes in disbelief. He had tried countless times and had previously deciphered some Secret Pattern Diagram, but he had never discovered such a layer of structure within the Secret Pattern Diagram.
"Teacher, how did you see that?"
If it hadn't been pointed out so clearly, he would never have been able to discover the secret.
"Some special methods." Lu Qingshan didn't elaborate. "Try it using this method."
Master of Billowing Whale took a deep breath and looked again at the Secret Pattern Diagram he hadn't been able to decipher. This time, he didn't rush into action, but instead searched for the hidden nodes first.
When he found the first node, a glint of excitement flashed in his eyes. He quickly found the second, the third... Once he found enough nodes, the entire pattern of the Secret Pattern Diagram became clear to him. His hands began to manipulate the threads of law, several times faster than before. A moment later, the Law Secret Patterns Diagram was perfectly reconstructed, almost indistinguishable from the original.
"We succeeded!" Master of Billowing Whale exclaimed in delight.
"This is just the beginning. There's still a lot more for you to solve. This is just one approach; it can't solve all your problems!"
He paused for a moment, then continued.
"I can't stay here forever; it's time for me to leave."
The Master of Billowing Whale was taken aback for a moment, then realized what was going on. "Teacher, are you leaving Sunken Moon Pool?"
"Yes." Lu Qingshan nodded. "I've achieved my purpose here, so naturally I need to leave."
Lu Qingshan looked at his disciple and said calmly, "I have left you with enough resources and guidance. With your talent and perseverance, you still have a good chance of obtaining five Primordial Spirit Token and leaving Sunken Moon Pool. As for the trouble with the Demon Race Alliance, I will help you resolve it."
Master of Billowing Whale remained silent for a moment, then solemnly knelt down. "Disciple Billowing Whale thanks Master."
"Get up." Lu Qingshan raised his hand, and a gentle force lifted him up. "Remember, you can't leave here; otherwise, it's all meaningless."
He turned and walked away into the distance.
"Teacher... take care." Lu Qingshan didn't turn around, he just waved and his figure disappeared at the end of the passage.
Outside the Sunken Moon Pool, in the dark blue void.
A figure emerged from the pool, his blood-red robe fluttering in the Chaos air currents; it was Lu Qingshan's Xue You Clone.
He stood at the edge of the pool and closed his eyes.
The torrent of memories flowed in unison at that moment...
All the information from those hundreds of epochs flooded into his consciousness like a tidal wave. At the same time, the Xue You Clone's long experience in the Sunken Moon Pool was also completely transmitted to the main body.
"I never expected the Jin World to have already appeared..." Lu Qingshan opened his eyes.
He raised his right hand, attempting to cast Lesser World-Breaking Teleportation Technique.
A Time-Space ripple appeared at his fingertips, several times more condensed than before, and flowing much faster. His figure vanished from his spot, and the next moment, he appeared near the Black Butcher Holy Land Universe, which was extremely far away.
"With the corrections from the Eye of Wisdom, my mastery of the Lesser World-Breaking Teleportation Technique has deepened."
Lu Qingshan did not rush into the Holy Land Universe, but lingered in the void for a moment, sensing the subtle changes in the laws of the universe within this Universe Ocean dimension. His Eye of Wisdom made his perception even more acute, and even the slightest fluctuations in the laws could not escape his notice. A moment later, a figure flew out from the Holy Land Universe; it was none other than the True God Ziguang.
" Master Xue You!" A hint of surprise flashed in the eyes of the True God Ziguang. "You've emerged from the Sunken Moon Pool?"
"Hmm." Lu Qingshan nodded. "Would it be convenient for the Progenitor to see me?"
" The Progenitor had long ago instructed that if Master Xue You returned, they could meet at any time."
The True God Ziguang stepped aside to make way.
"Please wait a moment, Master. I will inform the Progenitor immediately."
In a secluded void outside the Holy Land Universe, the Black Butcher Progenitor, still dressed in his simple gray robe with a wine gourd hanging from his waist, sat atop a floating boulder. Seeing Lu Qingshan approach, he grinned. "In just a few million years, you've left the Sunken Moon Pool Sunken Moon Pool, faster than I expected. It seems you gained quite a bit there?"
"The harvest has indeed been quite substantial." Lu Qingshan sat down opposite him. "However, there are some things I need to clarify with you first."
"You say."
"I promised you I would share a portion of the inheritance I obtained from the Sunken Moon Pool," Lu Qingshan said calmly. "But the inheritance I received is somewhat special."
The Black Butcher Progenitor raised an eyebrow: "So?" "Before entering the Sunken Moon Pool, I obtained an ancient culinary inheritance, a complete system at least at the Void True God level, even involving the Eternal Level." Lu Qingshan flipped his hand, taking out a Memory Stone. "If the Progenitor is interested, this inheritance can be used as an exchange."
The Black Butcher Progenitor took the Memory Stone, probed it with his consciousness, and a strange light flashed in his eyes. "It is indeed a complete system... The records are very detailed and interesting, but this is only the part below the True God level."
"This is what I recorded myself, so naturally it only includes the portion below the level of True God. The complete inheritance is stored elsewhere, and I can only offer it to you for exchange next time, provided you are satisfied."
"Satisfied, satisfied!!"
The Black Butcher Progenitor had a broad smile on his face, and seemed quite satisfied.
Then, with a wave of his hand, a World Ring flew towards Lu Qingshan: "I've heard that Master Xue You has been collecting biological materials from the Universe Ocean. The accumulation of my Black Butcher Holy Land over countless Reincarnation Era is all here."
Lu Qingshan took the ring, scanned it with his consciousness, and a hint of satisfaction flashed in his eyes. "Thank you, Progenitor."
The two were talking about an exchange of inheritance, but he hadn't yet presented the complete inheritance, yet the Black Butcher Progenitor had given him an astonishing amount of biological materials.
The Black Butcher Progenitor smiled and said, "No need to be so polite. Consider this a token of friendship with Master Xue You. Would the Master be willing to have another friend like me?"
"Of course I'm willing." Lu Qingshan nodded.
"I have prepared some delicious food and fine wine; I would like to invite Master Xue You to share them with me."
With a wave of his hand, the Black Butcher unleashed a multitude of delicacies and fine wines from his storage space, landing in front of the two. Lu Qingshan didn't stand on ceremony and joined in the feast.
These delicacies were probably made by the Black Butcher himself. Although the ingredients were of lower quality, the taste was incredibly delicious. Ling Xi's cooking skills were inferior to his.
Much later.
After finishing all the delicious food, Lu Qingshan stood up to take his leave.
Outside the Holy Land Universe, the Black Butcher Progenitor watched Lu Qingshan's figure disappear into the depths of the Chaos currents before slowly withdrawing his gaze. He picked up his wine gourd, took a swig, smacked his lips, and a lingering smile remained on his face.
" Progenitor, that Master Xue You... does he really deserve such politeness from you?" The voice of the True God Yanguang came from behind.
The Black Butcher Progenitor turned his head and saw that the True God Yanguang and the True God Ziguang had been standing not far away at some point. The True God Yanguang was clearly full of questions, and finally couldn't help but ask them. Although the True God Ziguang didn't speak, his eyes also carried the same doubts.
"Polite?" The Black Butcher Progenitor chuckled. "Do you think I was being polite to him?"
The True God Yanguang frowned and said, "You not only gave him all the biological materials accumulated by our Holy Land through countless Reincarnation Era, but you also personally dined with him... Progenitor, you've never been this attentive to your disciples before."
"He came from the Sunken Moon Pool." The Black Butcher Progenitor put down his wine gourd, his gaze becoming profound.
" The Sunken Moon Pool..." True God Yanguang paused slightly, "So what? You and True God Qiongguang also..." "Me?" Black Butcher Progenitor interrupted him, "Do you know how long it took me to walk out of the Sunken Moon Pool?"
The True God Yanguang shook his head.
This was a secret of the Progenitor, one he did not know.
"Hundreds of billions of epochs," the Black Butcher Progenitor said, enunciating each word clearly. "It took me hundreds of billions of epochs to emerge from that place, while Qiongguang, as you know, took nearly a Reincarnation Era."
Both the True God Yanguang and the True God Ziguang were stunned.
"But Master Xue You emerged from the Sunken Moon Pool in just a few hundred epochs," the Black Butcher Progenitor said calmly. "He emerged from that place after millions of years. Do you know what that means?"
The True God Yanguang opened his mouth, but didn't know what to say. The True God Ziguang took a deep breath, as if he had learned something extraordinary.
"He emerged from the Sunken Moon Pool after hundreds of epochs, and with his talent, he probably didn't just meet the minimum requirements... Do you now understand why I was so polite to him?"
The True God Yanguang and the True God Ziguang exchanged a glance, both seeing shock in each other's eyes. They hadn't expected their Progenitor's evaluation of Master Xue You to be so astonishing.
" Progenitor, what should we do next...?" the True God Ziguang asked tentatively.
"The future of this Master Xue You is beyond our prediction." The Black Butcher Progenitor stood up and stretched. "Although his current cultivation level is not high, given time, passing through the cycle of reincarnation is almost a certainty. In fact, the heights he can reach in the future are probably beyond even my imagination."
He looked at the two True God, his tone becoming solemn: "Therefore, let's stop investigating Master Xue You's origins. His origins are unimportant; what matters is that he is our friend." "A friend forever," he added.
The True God Yanguang remained silent for a moment, then slowly nodded. "Your subordinate understands."
The True God Ziguang nodded and said, "I will remind all the Universe Master within the Holy Land Universe that they must treat Master Xue You with the highest courtesy when they encounter him in the future."